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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 134 / Thursday, July 13, 2006 / Notices 39683 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Designation of a Class of Employees 

for Addition to the Special Exposure 

Cohort 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) gives notice of a 

decision to designate a class of 

employees at the Pacific Proving 

Grounds, Enewetak Atoll, as an addition 

to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) 

under the Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000. On June 26, 2006, 

the Secretary of HHS designated the 

following class of employees as an 

addition to the SEC: 

Department of Energy (DOE) employees or 

DOE contractor or subcontractor employees 

who worked at the Pacific Proving Grounds 

(PPG) from 1946 through 1962 for a number 

of work days aggregating at least 250 work 

days, either solely under this employment or 

in combination with work days within the 

parameters (excluding aggregate work day 

requirements) established for other classes of 

employees included in the SEC, and who 

were monitored or should have been 

monitored. 

This designation will become 

effective on July 26, 2006, unless 

Congress provides otherwise prior to the 

effective date. After this effective date, 

HHS will publish a notice in the 

Federal Register reporting the addition 

of this class to the SEC or the result of 

any provision by Congress regarding the 

decision by HHS to add the class to the 

SEC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Elliott, Director, Office of 

Compensation Analysis and Support, 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia 

Parkway, MS C–46, Cincinnati, OH 

45226, Telephone 513–533–6800 (this is 

not a toll-free number). Information 

requests can also be submitted by e-mail 

to OCAS@CDC.GOV. 

Dated: July 5, 2006. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E6–11029 Filed 7–12–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Disease, Disability, and Injury 

Prevention and Control Special 

Emphasis Panels (SEP): Avian 

Influenza Cooperative Research 

Centers—Studies at the Human-Animal 

Interface, Request for Applications 

(RFA) #CI06–009; and NonPharmaceutical Interventions for 

Pandemic Influenza, RFA #CI06–010 

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) 

announces the following meeting: 

Name: ‘‘Avian Influenza Cooperative 

Research Centers—Studies at the HumanAnimal Interface,’’ Request for Applications 

(RFA) #CI06–009; and ‘‘Non-pharmaceutical 

Interventions for Pandemic Influenza,’’ RFA 

#CI06–010. 

Times and Dates: 8 a.m.–8:30 a.m., August 

17, 2006 (Open). 

8:30 a.m.–4 p.m., August 17, 2006 (Closed). 

8 a.m.–8:30 a.m., August 18, 2006 (Open). 

8:30 a.m.–4 p.m., August 18, 2006 (Closed). 

Place: Sheraton Gateway Atlanta Airport 

Hotel, 1900 Sullivan Road, Atlanta, GA 

30337, Telephone Number 770.997.1100. 

Status: The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with provisions set 

forth in section 552b(c)(4) and (6), Title 5 

U.S.C., and the Determination of the Director, 

Management Analysis and Services Office, 

CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92–463. 

Matters to be Discussed: The meeting will 

include the review, discussion, and 

evaluation of applications received in 

response to RFA #CI06–009, ‘‘Avian 

Influenza Cooperative Research Centers— 

Studies at the Human-Animal Interface’’; and 

RFA #CI06–010, ‘‘Non-pharmaceutical 

Interventions for Pandemic Influenza.’’ 

For Further Information Contact: Felix 

Rogers, PhD, M.P.H., Scientific Review 

Administrator, National Immunization 

Program, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., 

Mailstop E–05, Atlanta, GA 30333, 

Telephone Number 404.639.6101. 

The Director, Management Analysis and 

Services Office, has been delegated the 

authority to sign Federal Register notices 

pertaining to announcements of meetings and 

other committee management activities, for 

both CDC and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

Dated: July 6, 2006. 

Alvin Hall, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E6–11018 Filed 7–12–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–4123–N] 

Medicare Program; Solicitation for 

Proposals for Medical Savings 

Account Demonstration Project 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice is to inform 

interested parties of an opportunity to 

apply to participate in the Medicare 

Advantage (MA) Medical Savings 

Account (MSA) demonstration project. 

The MA MSA demonstration design 

waives certain MA MSA plan 

requirements under sections 1859(b)(3), 

1853(e), and 1854(c) of the Social 

Security Act. This waiver will allow 

entities to offer products that more 

closely resemble high deductible health 

plans (HDHPs) that are offered with 

Health Savings Accounts to the nonMedicare population. This 

demonstration will be conducted in 

accordance with the Secretary’s 

demonstration authority under section 

402(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security 

Amendments of 1967, 42 U.S.C. 1395b– 

1(a)(1)(A). 

DATES: Applications will be considered 

timely if we receive them by July 21, 

2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Yolanda Robinson at (410) 786–7627. 

Interested parties can obtain a complete 

solicitation, application, and supporting 

information on the following CMS Web 

site at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ 

MedicareAdvantageApps/. 

ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver applications 

and NOIs to the following address: 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services, Attn: Yolanda Robinson CBC/ 

MAG/DQPM, Mail Stop C4–23–07, 7500 

Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21244. 

Because of staff and resource 

limitations, we cannot accept 

applications by facsimile (FAX) 

transmission or by e-mail. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Sections 1851(a)(2)(C) and 1859(b)(3) 

of the Social Security Act (the Act) 

authorize Medicare Advantage plans to 

offer Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs) 

to beneficiaries. However, the required 

benefit structure is not perceived by 

insurance organizations as easily 

marketable. Similar to Health Savings 

Accounts (HSAs) accounts currently